Baking-pan.



PATENTED JULY 25, 1905.

B. MQGAUGHEY. BAKING PAN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1904.

H I t j wefLta '7': I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAKING-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1905.

Application filed August 27, 1904- Serial No. 222,387.

1'0 all. whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, BERNARD MGGAUGHEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaking-Pans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bakingpans for household purposes, and has forits objects, besides the ends commonly sought in such pans, a structurewhich shall insure an absolutely uniform distribution of heat upon allsides of contents, also provide means for'preserving a uniform contourof the contents which normally overlap the longer sides of thereceptacle, also one which permits of facile and thorough cleansing,and, finally, a structure which is both light and rigid.

At present no provision is made in baking: pans for shielding thecontents from the excessive heat from the stove fire-box, which isusually adjacent one side of the oven and slightly above the plane ofthe oven-floor, nor for preventing the concentration of heat at the faceof the pan contacting with the oven-bottom, nor for overcoming thetendency of the contents to overhang the longer sides of the pan andspoil the mold of the loaf, nor for furnishing a sufficiently smooth andincreased inner surface as to permit thorough cleansing with onelongitudinal sweep of the arm.

To the above-enumerated ends my invention consists in the novelstructure hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of my model pan withone of the slides removed; Figs. 2 and 3, side and end elevations of thecomplete pan, and Fig. A a detail View of one of the slides.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

My pan is constructed from a thin sheetmetal strip bent to form aseamless and intact body portion A. In detail the body comprises twovertical outer supporting walls or sides a and a, the wall a beingpreferably taller than the wall a and forming a shield against the heatof the fire-box. The metal strip forming the walls is bent downwardlyfrom the upper margins of the supports and extends downwardly somedistance, forming the inner walls or sides of the pan 6 and Z),respectively. The lower portions of the walls 6 and b are inwardlycurved to form a smooth and seamless bottom or floor c semicylindricalin cross-sectional contour. The body portion is supported at its ends bythe standards d. Each standard comprises a narrow horizontal base d,with integral vertical posts (Z extending along the inner faces of thesupporting-walls (a and a and fixed to said Walls by bolts (2 orotherwise. The bases and posts of the standards are all provided withmarginal flanges (F. The bases of the standards are a short distancebelow the bottom of the pan 0 to shield the latter from the floor of theoven and permit a uniform circulation of air around the lowerpan-surface. The posts of the standards extend slightly beyond theextremities of the pan to form vertical chan nels or recesses (Zintermediate the flanges and pan extremities to receive slides or platesH. These plates are substantially rectangular in outline and do notextend to the top of the supporting-wall a of the pan. The upper marginsof the slides are provided with outwardly-directed flanges h to serve ashandles. The slides have also lateral inturned lugs it, adapted to bearagainst the inner walls of the pan, and similar lugs if, disposed toengage the outer or supporting walls of the pan. There is suflicienttransverse space intermediate the lugs h and if to permit the plates Hto slide easily. These lugs greatly increase the rigidity of the pan.

While the best results are attained by having one supporting-wall higherthan the other, yet satisfactory results are attained when thesupporting-walls are of equal height.

It will be noted that increased height of the pan-wall 6 over the heightof the plates H facilitates the mold of the contents, since a loaf isinclined to expand along its longer sides.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. A baking-panformedfromastrip of sheet metal comprising vertical supporting-walls, innerwalls, and an intact curved bottom and removable ends.

2. A baking-pan formed from a strip of sheet metal comprising verticalsupportingwalls, inner walls and an intact curved bottom and removableends, and means fixed to the supporting-walls for elevating the bottomabove the plane of oven-floor.

8. A baking-pan formed from a strip of sheet metal comprising verticalsupportin walls, inner walls and an intact curved b0ttom and removableends, and standards fixed to the supporting-Walls adapted to retain thepan-bottom out of contact with the oven-floor.

4:- A baking-pan formed from a strip of sheet metal comprising verticalsupporting side walls, inner side walls, a bottom, the walls upon oneside being integral with and higher than the walls upon the other.

5. A baking-pan formed from a strip of sheet metal comprising verticalsupportingwalls upon both its sides, inner walls, adjacent and connectedwith the supporting-walls, (a curved bottom continuous with the innerwalls) the Walls upon one side of the pan being integral with and higherthan the walls upon the other side.

BERNARD MGCAUGHEY.

Witnesses:

l VILLIAM R. MILLs, HERBERT S. CARPENTER.

